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Lock Haven council rejects recurring Grove Street weekend closure after residents decry noise; council pushes for coordinated application deadline
Summary
After extended public comment from neighbors and business owners, Lock Haven City Council rejected a request to allow weekly live-music closures on Grove/Willis/East Church from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Council asked staff to set an application deadline and encouraged businesses to coordinate and reapply for limited weekends.
Lock Haven City Council heard more than a dozen residents and business owners on a second-reading request to close segments of downtown streets for dining and regular live music from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Residents said repeated weekend concerts have disrupted sleep, caregiving and daily life. "Putting my baby down and hearing blaring music constantly, it's not working," said Michelle McCain, who told the council she lives one door down from the affected corner and that amplified sound and through-traffic have made her home difficult to occupy. Other residents described tenants unable to watch television or sleep and said prior complaints went unanswered.
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